Voznesenye
| Voznesenye (in English) Вознесенье (Russian) |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Podporozhsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Podporozhsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Voznesenskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Voznesenskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 2,425 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Selo | 1852 |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1935 |
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Voznesenye (Russian: Вознесенье) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Podporozhsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Svir River at the place if flow out of Lake Onega. Municipally, it is incorporated as Voznesenskoye Urban Settlement, one of the four urban settlements in the district. Population: 2,425 (2010 Census);2,817 (2002 Census);3,123 (1989 Census).
Voznesenye as a single locality exists since the middle of the 19th century, though the area was populated since at least the 17th century, and after the Mariinsky Water System, a predecessor of the Volga–Baltic Waterway, opened in 1852, it started to play an important role. The name, which means Ascencion, originates from the Ascencion Monastery, which existed in the area in the 17th and the 18th centuries. In the same year Voznesenye got the status of a selo. It was a part of Lodeynopolsky Uyezd of Olonets Governorate. In 1922, Olonets Governorate was abolished, and Lodeynopolsky Uyezd was transferred to Petrograd Governorate (later Leningrad Oblast).
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds in Leningrad Oblast were abolished, and Voznesensky District District with the administrative center in Voznesenye was established. It was a part of Lodeynoye Pole Okrug of Leningrad Oblast and included areas formerly belonging to Lodeynopolsky Uyezd. On August 20, 1935 Voznesenye was granted work settlement status. Between September 1941 and June 1944, during World War II, the settlement was occupied by Finnish troops. On July 18, 1944 it was completely destroyed and subsequently rebuilt. On April 3, 1954 Voznesensky District was abolished and merged into Podporozhsky District.
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